I am selling a rifle and a resident of Florida, in town for a week on business, wants to purchase it. I want to meet at my FFL's place of business and have him transfer the gun to the buyer. My FFL says he can legally do so but I just can't find anything in writing that says it's legal. My FFL should know but I'm a bit paranoid and don't want to do anything illegal (neither does the buyer, who has a Florida CHL by the way).

Is my FFL correct, I can sell the rifle to the Florida resident, at my FFL's place of business and my FFL can then transfer the rifle to him??? At worse case I guess I can show the buyer the rifle, collect the money and then have my FFL ship to the buyer's FFL in Florida, but why pay shipping if it's legal to sell face to face at my FFL's shop?

Thanks

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Q: From whom may an unlicensed person acquire a firearm under the GCA?

A person may only acquire a firearm within the person’s own State, except that he or she may purchase or otherwise acquire a rifle or shotgun, in person, at a licensee’s premises in any State, provided the sale complies with State laws applicable in the State of sale and the State where the purchaser resides. A person may borrow or rent a firearm in any State for temporary use for lawful sporting purposes.

Is using the FFL even required, If your meeting face to face, Isn't it legal to do this on a cash, handshake and a smile without all the paperwork?

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It is not legal. If a firearm changes ownership across state lines, it must go through an FFL. I have a letter from ATF stating this. It does not matter if the transaction is face to face. It only matters that ownership is changing.

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A person may transfer a firearm to an unlicensed resident of his or her State, provided the transferor does not know or have reasonable cause to believe the transferee is prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under Federal law. There may be State laws that regulate intrastate firearm transactions. A person considering transferring a firearm should contact his or her State Attorney General’s Office to inquire about the laws and possible State or local restrictions.

Generally, for a person to lawfully transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person who resides out of State, the firearm must be shipped to a Federal firearms licensee (FFL) within the transferee’s State of residencce. The transferee may then receive the firearm from the FFL upon completion of an ATF Form 4473 and a NICS background check.

A person may loan or rent a firearm to a resident of any State for temporary use for lawful sporting purposes, if he or she or she does not know or have reasonable cause to believe the person is prohibited from receiving or possessing firearms under Federal law. Another exception is provided for transfers of firearms to nonresidents to carry out a lawful bequest or acquisition by intestate succession. This exception would authorize the transfer of a firearm to a nonresident who inherits a firearm under the will of a decedent.

A person may transfer a firearm to a licensee in any State. However, a firearm other than a curio or relic may not be transferred interstate to a licensed collector.

[18 U.S.C 922(a)(5) and 922(d); 27 CFR 478.30, 478.32]

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Love the bureaucracy. By the logic of this, and other, Federal infringements on our Constitutional Rights, one could be absurd and suggest that special paperwork should be filled out and submitted before two residents from different States are allowed to speak with one another.

After all, you should need "this" form filled out before you can excercise your 1'st Amendment!